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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare James Shapiro
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Alexander Hamilton: A Life Alexander Hamilton: A Life Willard Sterne Randall
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Meet the Beatles Meet the Beatles Steven D. Stark
Capital Dames Capital Dames Cokie Roberts
Lady at the O.K. Corral Lady at the O.K. Corral Ann Kirschner
The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent Sarah Fraser
The Queen’s Conjuror: The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee The Queen’s Conjuror: The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee Benjamin Woolley
Lincoln at Home Lincoln at Home David Herbert Donald
Constance Street: The true story of one family and one street in London’s East End Constance Street: The true story of one family and one street in London’s East End Charlie Connelly
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, American ALEXANDER HAMILTON, American Richard Brookhiser
Sisters of Fortune Sisters of Fortune Jehanne Wake
Lenin Lenin Dmitri Volkogonov
In the Name of Honor In the Name of Honor Mukhtar Mai
Years of Upheaval Years of Upheaval Henry Kissinger
Baldwin's Harlem Baldwin's Harlem Herb Boyd
Untouchables Untouchables Narendra Jadhav
Kick Kick Paula Byrne
Lara Lara Anna Pasternak
One and Only One and Only Gerald Nicosia
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The Last American Aristocrat The Last American Aristocrat David S. Brown
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The Shadow Commander The Shadow Commander Arash Azizi
Prince Philip Revealed Prince Philip Revealed Ingrid Seward
Winston Churchill and the Art of Leadership Winston Churchill and the Art of Leadership William Nester
Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck Evan McGilvray
From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog Steven K Ladd
Living in the Spirit Living in the Spirit S. C. Burdett
About Face About Face David H. Hackworth
Black Spartacus Black Spartacus Sudhir Hazareesingh
Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty Julian Whitehead
The Habsburgs The Habsburgs Martyn Rady
Frank Pantridge Frank Pantridge Cecil Lowry
Jayhawk Jayhawk Jay A Stout
Butch Cassidy Butch Cassidy Charles Leerhsen
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What Really Happened: The Lincoln Assassination What Really Happened: The Lincoln Assassination Robert J. Hutchinson
Churchill's Admiral in Two World Wars Churchill's Admiral in Two World Wars Jim Crossley
A Champion Cyclist Against the Nazis A Champion Cyclist Against the Nazis Alberto Toscano
Churchill's Flawed Decisions Churchill's Flawed Decisions Stephen Wynn